It is good that the world remembers. What happened should never happen again, but it probably will. If the memory of Auschwitz saves a few lives because of people who have understood and act in time to prevent the same happening again, something good may come out of great tragedy. But the tragedy can never be repaired.

It seems that Palladium is becoming an item of general news. A couple of weeks ago I wrote a story about Palladium: Unlicensed Thoughts. Have to check if there is some additional information available about the system. My story was based on some early comments and a white paper on the technology. The frightening thing is that here people are basically not given a choice whether to trust certain technology or not.

What about software errors? You may lose all your digital documents if the system malfunctions in your computer. (Not that this is impossible today.) This could happen to millions of people simultaneously. And what about the power this kind of system gives to the authorities? Do you trust them to always be righteous, selfless and benevolent?